Adult Child

Andrea Ashley
Adult Child
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  • Adult Child

    220 - The Trauma You Didn't: Unconscious Wounds & Epigenetics - Mark Wolynn

    04/03/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    What if the anxiety you feel didn’t start with you at all? This episode uncovers how inherited trauma and unconscious patterns shape our lives,
    Mark Wolynn is a leading expert in inherited family trauma and director of the Family Constellation Institute. , and author of the acclaimed ‘It Didn’t Start with You.
    He recently published a revised and updated edition of his international bestseller It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle, along with The Official It Didn't Start with You Workbook.
    The 4 Unconscious Themes — The most common ways we carry or repeat family trauma without knowing it
    The Latest in Epigenetics — What new research shows about inherited trauma
    Your Core Trauma Language — How the key to healing often lies hidden in your own words
    What You Carried From the Womb: How in-utero trauma shapes your nervous system
    The Break in Early Attachment: Why not feeling seen, known, or soothed by your mother qualifies as big T trauma
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    Shitshow Saturday #193 - What Breathe to Heal Broke Open

    28/02/2026 | 35 mins.
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    219 - Phone Addiction Through the Lens of Trauma: The Truth Behind Your Screen Time

    25/02/2026 | 44 mins.
    This is an epidemic no one is talking about: adult phone addiction.
    Millions of people are struggling worldwide—and most don’t realize how much it’s impacting their focus, mood, relationships, and ability to be present.
    In this episode, I break down 8 manifestations of compulsive phone behavior, how to tell when you’re in it, and why “just stop” doesn’t work when your phone has become your nervous system’s fastest relief.
    Device checking compulsion
    Social media compulsion (passive scrolling + active participation)
    Mobile gaming
    Information/content compulsion (news, rabbit holes, constant consuming)
    Online shopping
    Dating apps
    Work/productivity compulsion
    Fitness/biometric tracking compulsion

    Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous
    Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked by Adam Alter
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    Shitshow Saturday #192 - Why You Can't Ask For Help

    21/02/2026 | 37 mins.
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  • Adult Child

    218 - Finding Your Voice Through Intimacy: Beyond Freeze, Fear, and Fawning w/ Leah Carey

    18/02/2026 | 1h 7 mins.
    Leah Carey is a Sex and Relationship Coach and host of the Good Girls Talk About Sex podcast. She helps thoughtful, self-aware adults who grew up in fear-based environments to stop freezing, over-explaining, and second-guessing themselves in relationships. In other words: in a world filled with confusion and fear, Leah helps sex make sense. Drawing on her own healing journey from fear and repression, she specializes in working with people from high-control childhoods like Purity Culture, narcissistic abuse, cults, and other patriarchal abuse.
    ✨ What this episode explores:
    Freeze and Fawn in Intimacy — How these survival patterns shape your sexual relationships, and what it means to rewrite them.
    From Transactional Love — How receiving conditional love as a child shaped your beliefs about self-worth and connection.
    Releasing Sexual Shame — How letting go of past repression leads to genuine self-acceptance
    Boundaries Without Fear — How learning to set healthy boundaries allows you to step out of old roles and into authentic connections
    Reclaiming Your Voice — How learning to express your needs transforms your relationships
    xoleahcarey.substack.com
    Social media as @xoleahcarey
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About Adult Child

Adult Child dives deep into the lasting effects of growing up in dysfunctional families—unpacking complex and relational trauma, codependency, toxic shame, and addiction patterns with raw vulnerability and unapologetic authenticity.Hosted by Andrea Ashley, a recovering shitshow with 17 years sober, each episode shares unfiltered insights, expert conversations, and practical tools to heal your nervous system and break free from the cycles that hold you back.Whether you’re an adult child of alcoholics or from a dysfunctional family, navigating toxic relationships, or healing your inner child, this is your no-BS space for healing. New episodes every Wednesday & Saturday.And damn the join The Shitshow Healing Community for live support groups and connection with fellow cycle breakers.
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